Top 100 Crime Movies List

#80 Crime Movie

The Rainmaker (1997) PG-13

An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent Insurance company.

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola

Stars:

Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes

#79 Crime Movie

Narc (2002) R

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Writers:

Joe Carnahan

Stars:

Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride

#78 Crime Movie

The Accused (1988) R

After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers:

Tom Topor

Stars:

Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson

#77 Crime Movie

French Connection (1971) R

A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore

Stars:

Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey

#76 Crime Movie

A Time to Kill (1996) R

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the K.K.K.

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

John Grisham (novel), Akiva Goldsman

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson

#75 Crime Movie

Blue Ruin (2013) R

A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

Director:

Jeremy Saulnier

Writers:

Jeremy Saulnier

Stars:

Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves

#74 Crime Movie

Tower Heist (2011) PG-13

When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Brett Ratner

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck

#73 Crime Movie

The Oxford Murders (2008) R

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

Álex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Stars:

Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling

#72 Crime Movie

The Ref (1994) R

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

Director:

Ted Demme

Writers:

Marie Weiss, Richard LaGravenese

Stars:

Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey

#71 Crime Movie

Fruitvale Station (2013) R

The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.

Director:

Ryan Coogler

Writers:

Ryan Coogler

Stars:

Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer

#70 Crime Movie

The Lookout (2007) R

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

Director:

Scott Frank

Writers:

Scott Frank

Stars:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode

#69 Crime Movie

The Voices (2014) R

A likable guy pursues his office crush with the help of his evil talking pets, but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date.

Director:

Marjane Satrapi

Writers:

Michael R. Perry

Stars:

Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick

#68 Crime Movie

Bad Lieutenant (2009) R

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writers:

William M. Finkelstein

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser

#67 Crime Movie

Dead Man's Shoes (2004) R

A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.

Director:

Shane Meadows

Writers:

Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows

Stars:

Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell

#66 Crime Movie

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) PG

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Writers:

Patricia Highsmith, Anthony Minghella

Stars:

Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law

#65 Crime Movie

Frailty (2001) R

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."

Director:

Bill Paxton

Writers:

Brent Hanley

Stars:

Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe

#64 Crime Movie

The Guard (2011) R

An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an up-tight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

Director:

John Michael McDonagh

Writers:

John Michael McDonagh

Stars:

Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong

#63 Crime Movie

Dead Man Walking (1995) R

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

Director:

Tim Robbins

Writers:

Helen Prejean, Tim Robbins

Stars:

Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky

#62 Crime Movie

A Perfect World (1993) PG-13

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers:

John Lee Hancock

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern

#61 Crime Movie

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) R

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers:

Alan Trustman, Leslie Dixon

Stars:

Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary

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